I'm the Executive Director of Indian Documentary Foundation.
I believe in using the visual medium of documentary for change . I grew up in the hills of Ooty and for the past 25yrs living in Mumbai. I have a family with 2 daughters. We have a gorgeous villa in Goa which, unfortunately, we don't get to use as much as we should and would like to let it out to interesting guests on a short term rental basis so that they too may enjoy what the villa and Goa have to offer. We love pets and you are welcome to bring your pets along as long as they are not a cause for any discomfort to any of the other residents and staff of our gated community.
Personally about me I love dearly .. I laugh insanely and i forgive easily .. i believe in the goodness of people ,Faries and Angels.I believe there is a Santa Claus. I do not take NO for an answer and I believe in positive manifestation .I believe in Miracles.

I love the rain in Mumbai , Seaside Experiences, listining to the sound of the waves , Swiming with my dreams,Sunsets and Waterfalls ,Strength in people , Comic books -Phantom and Mandrake being favorites ..Asterix and Archie , To cry in films, Mohanlal, and the Malayalam commedians, Malayalee wit , Appams and Stew and puttu with meen curry , guys that can cook ,Demonstrating affection, FTII, Prahlad's Life Institute ,Documentary films, Sci-fi films and a good Love story with a happy Ending , Broadway plays,Black tea no sugar, hills of ooty , My kids, Lord Ganeshji, Buddhism ,any religious pilgrimage to any God, Book clubs, six degrees of seperation , cell phone games, fresh air, Triggerpitch, Kerala Film Festival, old black and white photographs,family albums , 60/70/80's english music, Bob Dylan, Eric Claypton-Bob Marley, Beatles, etc..Dancing madly to a familiar song , singing loudly to Bee gees, Abba and Beatles, Boat shows, Sunshine-Sea and love.

The house and furnishings are as creative as the host themselves. Perfect lighting and a definite selection for music lovers.
Vikas , our host guided us very well before our visit and made sure the expectations were optimally set.
Sanjay & Tony - caretakers are very co-operative and made sure of making available us the necessities.
Look forward to staying during our next visit.

Hi Sophy...It was a welcome change at your villa from a daily routine hectic busy life. Place was peaceful, location perfect to cover all the beaches, and must say villa is very artistically designed. It was a very comfy stay. Have now one more reason to visit Goa nex!!
Thank you very much.
Will love to visit the place again.

The villa was very beautiful with all the required amenities being there.
Good things
Middle of a small hamlet so you can have all the time for yourself
Really spacious can easily accommodate three couples
The support staff is there to take care of your basic needs
Things needs improvement
Can be maintained a little, things have started falling apart
Swimming pool is not clean enough for usage
We defiantly enjoyed staying in the villa thanks for hosting us.

I had been to Sophy and Vikas's villa on Feb 3rd 2015 with my family of six, after reaching the place we did not have any words, It's Just Awesome. Its better than what we get to see in the Pics. Nice interiors and ligts make villa look more beautiful in the night!!!
Sanjay the care taker was very polite and helpful in arranging the vehicles for our sight seeing and getting us groceries for cooking.
I would strongly recommend anyone planning to visit goa to stay in sophy's place!!!
Having said all the good things, always there is a scope for improvement
Night time we noticed insects getting inside the house, need some pest control in place : )

Hi, I had a great time staying at Sophy's place. The villa complex is very beautiful and well maintained. The caretakers were very polite and extremely helpful. The location as described is ten mins drive to the nearest beach and is not walkable distance at all. But with bikes on rent, distance is not an issue at all. Very peaceful place and specially recommended for people who want to enjoy their privacy. The only miss out part was wifi internet which was not available. Rest I would highly recommend this place and would love to come back in my future trips.

Wonderful Villa. A great place to hang out with friends and family.
We actually dropped the plan of visiting different places for a day and chose to stay in Villa and have a great time and it worked out so well.
This place is away from the crowd and noise which makes a perfect place for serenity.

Had a nice time at the villa. I dont know if anyone lives in the society but since it was all empty and the villa being situated in a lonely corner, it was creepy in the night. Also a little far from the nearest general stores

The first words on reaching the place were.." its gorgeous " and a million times better than a 5 / 7 star hotel . The villa is tastefully done up with every corner lit with calming lights. It is so serene and the house is extremely well stocked and we did not have s single moment where we were lost for something that we needed . The caretaker guided us all the way through and everyday we once spoke about owning a house like this :-) . It is centrally located and yet little away from the crowd to give you those quiet moments with family. Goa would not have left a mark if it would not have been staying at this place . To be honest , after spending a day at the beach and doing the local stuff , we would look forward to getting back home...and ideally that is the kind of pull this house has..you look forward to going back to it :-))...
Thanks so very much guys for a wonderful and would surely come back with our family once again :-).